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Meet the Ash-holes: Shawn
About Me: I’m 30 years old, enganged, with a 6month old daughter (Satori Leianna). Those two mean the world to me and guide me along the way. I am the Delivery Manager at a local Lowe’s where I have been for almost 10 years now. I have an Associates Degree in Graphic Arts & Design [...]
General Cigars releases the La Gloria Cubana Artesanos Retro Especiale
La Gloria Cubana Artesanos Retro Especiale Continuing its tradition of innovation, Team La Gloria is proud to introduce La Gloria Cubana® Artesanos Retro Especiale, a collection that spent eight years in the making. Inspired by an antique humidor found at the El Credito® Cigar Factory, Michael Giannini and Team La Gloria toiled for nearly a [...]
Sublimes
Today I’m smoking a cigar that until recently wasn’t sold outside of South Florida. The Sublimes has been in production since 2004, and only recently is in national distribution. These cigars are rolled in Little Havana, FL and feature a blend of Nicaraguan and Ecuadorian tobacco. For this review I smoked the Double Robusto, but [...]
Macanudo Cru Royale Toro
Last year, during IPCPR in New Orleans, General Cigars released a new line in the Macanudo house. Named Cru Royale (Royal Vintage), it was blended by the famous master blender Benji Menendez. Its a departure from the traditional Macanudo lines much like the 1968. Its a medium bodied smoke with rich, full flavor. I had [...]
601 La Bomba, Pre-release
A while back I saw a tweet from Eddie Ortega, of EO Brands, concerning their upcoming new release and giving folks an opportunity to try it. I quickly followed the link and signed up. Approximately a month ago two 601 La Bombas landed on my doorstep and I set out to fire them up and [...]
Press Release: GRAYCLIFF CIGAR COMPANY APPOINTS TORAÑO FAMILY CIGAR COMPANY AS OFFICIAL DISTRIBUTOR IN USA
Nassau, NP, Bahamas, (May 25, 2011) – The Graycliff Cigar Company and the Toraño Family Cigar Company are proud to announce that Graycliff has officially appointed the Toraño Family Cigar Company as its exclusive distributor in the U.S.A. as of June 1, 2011. “After many years of doing our own distribution, we decided that it [...]
A Change of Pace
If you’re a regular viewer/reader of Nice Tight Ash you’ve probably noticed that I’ve been slacking the last few weeks. As the weather gets nicer, and weekend activities are picking up finding the time to sit down and get everything pulled together for a review has become tougher. That’s why I’ve decided to move my [...]
Contest: Win a Callaway golf bag from Club Macanudo!
Ben: General Cigars was kind enough to give us one of these bag to give away to our readers/viewers. All you have to do to enter the contest is to post on here what is your favorite size of cigar to smoke while golfing. The winner will be chosen at random on May 27th. Good [...]
Quick Draw – La Reloba Seleccion Mexico
I’ve been wanting to do more reviews of some cigars that people have been asking for, but I don’t always have the time to do a full review. Because of that, I’ve come up with a short review that I’m calling the Quick Draw. First cigar that I will be doing is the new La [...]
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